Cover-holding device for furniture



(No'ModeL) f P. J. MAYENT.

GGVER HOLDING DEVICE FOR FURNITURE.

' No. 524,834. Patented Aug. 21. 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.'

COVER-HOLDING DEVICE FOR FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,834, dated August21, 1894.

Application filed October 21, 1893- Serial No. 4881 4 N mfl To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER J. MAYENT, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing in Springfield,in the county of Hampden and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inCover-Holding Devices for Furniture, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings andletters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates generally to devices for holding covers uponfurniture and is especially designed for holding a napkin or other likecover upon the head-rest of a barbers chair.

In the accompanying drawings in which like letters of reference indicatelike parts, 1 illustrate the application of my device to a barbers chairhead-rest, and Figure 1 is a plan view of the device detached from thehead-rest. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the frame of my device open forpassage of the headrest-support. Fig. 3 is a view of the device inposition upon the head-restas seen from the back, and Fig.4 is a sideelevation of the same.

In the figures the napkin is broken away sufficiently to disclose a Viewof my device in position.

In detail a and b indicate the longest bars of the frame or body; 0 and(1 indicate the shortest bars; e indicates a hook or turnedover-end ofthe bar d; f, g, h, and '0', indicate hookprovided springs; j indicatesa head-- rest; 70 the head-rest support; Z the chair; and m the napkinor cover.

In constructing my device I prefer toform.

the body or main frame of a single piece of wire bent to form loops ateach corner as clearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, and I prefer that oneof the bars forming the frame be provided with a hook 6 so that the barwhich engages therewith may'be easily disengaged therefrom to enable theuser to readily place the device in position, thus avoiding thenecessity of lifting the head-rest, and its support from the chair andpassing the support through the frame. t

The hook-provided-springs are connected with the frame at the cornersand are free to be turned in any direction. I prefer that the hooks bemade of sufficiently large wire to be rigidand the springs may be madeof a comparatively light material as they are subjected to but verylittle strain.

The method of application as will be readily seen, consists in placingthe cover in the proper position and drawing the spring outwardly andcausing the hooks to engage with the-cover. And I prefer that the hooksbe passed through the cover and enter the upholstery of the furniture.

It will be seen that the erative if the hooks do not enter theupholstery but simply engage the cover and the tension of the springswill continually draw it toward the frame.

The device is not limited in its uses to head-rests for barber chairs asit will be readily seen it may be used for holding covers upon chairs,sofas, and other pieces of furniture. It simply being requisite that thedevice be made of suflicient size for the purposes desired.

I am aware of United States Letters Patent N 0. 440,243, dated June 11,1 890, for a wire clasp to hold clothes on a line, &c., and No. 373,767,dated November 22, 1887, for attaching tablets to telephones, and 'No.305,029, "dated September 9, 1884., for holding a napkin in position ona person or holding clothing in position and I make no claim to theconstruction shown in any of said patents.

Having, therefore, described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a cover holder for furniture, the combination of a wire frame,consisting of a single piece of wire bent to shape substantially asshown, and with the ends arranged to engage. each other and to bedisengaged when desired so as to encircle anextension, as of a head restfor a barbers chair, and a number of hook-provided springs attached tosaid frame, substantially as described.

PETER J. MAYENT. Witnesses:

ALLEN WEBSTER, E. O. STICKNEY.

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